I often cook more chicken than we will use in one meal just to use the leftovers in other dishes. One of our favorites is this simple, quick dish. No leftovers? No problem. You can purchase rotisserie chicken and have this dish on the table in no time. When I have more time I make […]

In an early 1960’s cookbook from Chattanooga, Tennessee, I found three or four versions of recipes for stuffed yellow summer squash. The sheer number of recipes in one cookbook led me to believe two things: First, stuffed summer squash must be a southern thing. Second, it had to be good. Thus, I set out to […]

I was searching for a recipe that would utilize baked beans and hot dogs, could be made in a slow cooker, be inexpensive and easy, but be more than just beanie wienies when I found several versions of this recipe. Most of the recipes called for the corn bread topper to be made from scratch, […]

Sometimes when I want warm comfort food, I don’t want to spend a lot of time or energy making it. Chicken (or turkey) pot pie is great dish on these occasions. It is one of those dishes that you can make totally from scratch that day, use some items you’ve pre-made, use mostly store bought […]

Inspired by my sister, I decided to make chicken enchiladas one day. I found a great sale on bone-in chicken breasts at the store earlier in the week and had cooked most of them in my pressure cooker to use later. Although I had froze most of the cooked meat, I still had a couple […]

My mom would often bake pork chops smothered in canned cream of mushroom soup to keep them moist. Sometimes she would serve them with rice. Although I had not even thought about mom’s mushroom soup pork chops in quite a while, I started craving them. If I made them for my family, my husband would […]

Whether you are wanting a gluten-free pizza, to increase your vegetable intake, use up some of a bumper crop of zucchini, or to eat a really yummy meal, this deep dish zucchini pizza casserole may just be the ticket. The original recipe from the Lehman’s Anniversary Cookbook called for incorporating ground beef, green peppers and […]

This lamb and pasta casserole is a result of me not having a plan for dinner, but needing something quick. I didn’t have enough zucchini to make Stuffed Zucchini, so I got a little creative. This dish is quick, easy and yummy. It is also really great without any zucchini…in fact, I think I like […]

About a year ago, I saw a demonstration at a “cooking school” for a Ruben casserole. I decided to make it for my family the next week and used the recipe I received at the event. It was rather dry and not very tasty. I ended up throwing most of it out. Although it took […]

I always want to make scalloped potatoes the day after we have a ham dinner . I think it is because that is what I remember my mom always doing. My mom made wonderful scalloped potatoes. As she taught us how to make it without ever referencing a recipe, I have done my best to […]